Excelsior College
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| Excelsior College | |
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 Seal of Excelsior College |
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| Motto | Ever Upward |
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Private, Non-profit |
| President | John F. Ebersole |
| Provost | Dr. Dana Offerman |
| Students | 31,683 |
| Undergraduates | 30,254 |
| Postgraduates | 1,145 |
| Location | Albany, New York, USA  |
| Campus | Online |
| Former names | Regents College |
| Philosophy | What you know is more important than where or how you learned it. |
| Colors | Purple, Gold |
| Website | www.excelsior.edu |
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Excelsior College is a private, non-profit[1] institution of higher education in Albany, New York. A member of the University of the State of New York, Excelsior College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level. The college comprises four schools: the School of Business and Technology, the School of Health Sciences, the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Nursing. Excelsior College is one of several regionally accredited colleges operating on a model similar to Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey, and Charter Oak State College in Connecticut.
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[edit] History
Excelsior College was founded in 1971 by the New York State Board of Regents as its external degree program. The initial development of the program was funded by major grants from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation. From 1971 until 1998, Regents College operated as a program of the Board of Regents (which also served as its board of trustees) and under the authority of The State University of New York by which degrees and diplomas were awarded during that period. In April 1998, the Board of Regents granted the College an asolute charter to operate as a private, nonprofit, independent institution. On January 1, 2001, Regents College changed its name to Excelsior College. (Excelsior is Latin for "ever upward," and is the motto of New York State.) Today, Excelsior College has more than 30,000 students enrolled in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
[edit] Accreditation
Excelsior College is regionally accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Its nursing programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The School of Nursing has twice been designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing. Its baccalaureate degree programs in electronics engineering technology and nuclear engineering technology are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.The baccalaureate degree programs in accounting (NYS CPA Track) and business are recognized by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program has been accepted into full membership by the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGLSP).
[edit] Academics
Excelsior College is well-known for its flexible, non-resident degree programs.[2][3][4] Degree programs at the college can be completed entirely at a distance, using college credit earned by examination or from other institutions.
Sources of college credit that can be used towards an Excelsior College degree program include Excelsior College distance learning courses, courses from other regionally-accredited institutions, college-level subject-matter examinations (including CLEP exams, GRE subject exams, and DSST/DANTES exams), non-collegiate training (including corporate, governmental, and military training) that has been evaluated for college-level credit by the American Council on Education (ACE), and assessments of prior learning portfolios. Unlike most colleges, Excelsior College sets no limitations on the amount of allowable transfer credit.
Excelsior College also offers Excelsior College Examinations (ECE) which are comparable to CLEP and DSST exams and are accepted as a source of credits by many (but not all) colleges in the United States.
Excelsior College is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. SOC institutions are dedicated to helping Servicemembers and their families earn college degrees. Military students can take courses in their off-duty hours at or near military installations in the United States, overseas, and on Navy ships.[5] Additionally, Excelsior College has repeatedly been nominated as a top military-friendly school by multiple organizations.[6][7]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Charles (Skip) W. Bowen, current Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
- Joe R. Campa Jr., 11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, 2006–2008.
- Steven Cowell (1997), Aviation Safety Consultant; local and national media aviation expert
- Charles S. Dedrick, Ed. D. (1981), District Superintendent & CEO - Capital Region BOCES, Albany, New York
- June Jones, Head Football Coach, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
- Mark O. Lambert (1989), Administrative Law Judge (Iowa); former commissioner, Iowa Utilities Board.
- Daniel S. Lucky (1994), President, Abrams College; CEO, Abrams Health Care, INC.; Captain, California State Military Reserve; First US Police Nurse, Ceres Police Department.
- Anthony Munroe, CEO of The Munroe Management Group, LLC.
- Anthony J. O'Donnell, (1985) Maryland politician.
- Edward H. Rensi (1982), co-owner of Team Rensi Motorsports.
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Center for Education Statistics: Excelsior College". http://www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Excelsior&s=all&id=196680. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ US News and World Report: Education: Best Colleges: Excelsior College, accessed 26 February 2010.
- ^ National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction: College and University Profiles: Excelsior College, accessed 26 February 2010.
- ^ Excelsior College: EC Tops Two US News & World Report Lists, accessed 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges: Home". http://www.soc.aascu.org/. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "2nd Annual Top Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities". http://www.military-advanced-education.com/mae-archives/61-mae-2008-volume-3-issue-6/376-2nd-annual-top-military-friendly-colleges-and-universities.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Top Military Friendly School: Excelsior". https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/About/News_and_Announcements/Top_Military_Friendly_School_Excelsior. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
